Head of the Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Service
Head of the Pancreas and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Program
Dott. Mattina Alessandro
Dr. Alessandro Mattina is Head of the Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Service at IRCCS ISMETT.
Board-certified in Internal Medicine since 2016, Dr. Mattina has built his clinical and research career around metabolic disorders, diabetes, and lipidology. From 2014 to 2015, he was a Clinical Research Fellow in the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Prevention at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris, while also pursuing university-level training in vascular and metabolic medicine at Sorbonne University.
In 2021, he earned a PhD in Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Degenerative Diseases from the University of Palermo. His doctoral research focused on genetic dyslipidemias, insulin resistance, clinical nutrition, and obesity. He has also completed advanced training and observerships at leading centers specializing in transplantation, advanced therapies, and regenerative medicine for diabetes, including the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami.
Dr. Mattina joined IRCCS ISMETT in 2018 as a diabetologist and clinical lead for the pancreas and kidney-pancreas transplant programs. His clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and management of post-transplant diabetes, type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. He provides specialized care to patients undergoing evaluation, awaiting transplantation, and receiving follow-up care for pancreas or pancreatic islet transplantation.
In 2024, he was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Mattina serves as Principal Investigator for institutional and multicenter research projects focusing on metabolism, diabetes, and metabolic liver disease. He is also actively involved in national and international scientific networks.
He has authored numerous scientific publications and serves as an editor and peer reviewer for international scientific journals.
